Friday, December 26, 2014

LA ESCALERA

Presenting the final color artwork for 'La Escalera' -- the latest addition to my Loteria series! In English, 'La Escalera' means 'The Ladder', inspired by the traditional Loteria cards I played with as a kid, such as this one:

Those who own The 2014 John Picacio Calendar will remember a progress version of my 'La Escalera' artwork was featured in the August layout. As with 'La Calavera', I liked the concept but felt I could do a better drawing. So I started over, and re-drew the entire thing from scratch, and then added a stronger, final color treatment. Here are the improved pencils, followed by a look at the 'La Escalera' Grande Loteria card -- available very soon!

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About Me

JOHN PICACIO is a two-time Hugo Award-winning illustrator of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. He is the owner and founder of Lone Boy. His artwork has illustrated the covers of books and works by Michael Moorcock, George R. R. Martin, Harlan Ellison, Robert Silverberg, L.E. Modesitt, Jr., Dan Simmons, Joe R. Lansdale, Jeffrey Ford, Frederik Pohl, James Tiptree, Jr., Mark Chadbourn, and many more. His accolades also include the World Fantasy Award, the Locus Award, seven Chesley Awards, and two International Horror Guild Awards, all in the Artist category. He is currently illustrating more cover and storytelling art for worldwide clients, and more Loteria card art for 2014.